Authoring system for IPTV network

Abstract

In an embodiment, a system and method permit an IPTV subscriber to display on a channel of an IPTV network video data from a subscriber video database. The system may include, in addition to the IPTV network and the subscriber database, an IPTV server and an IPTV set top box. The IPTV set top box is configured to receive commands causing the IPTV set top box to retrieve video data from an IPTV subscriber database, display the video data on an IPTV display unit; and to transmit the video data over an IPTV network to an IPTV server. The IPTV server is configured to transmit the video data from the IPTV server over the IPTV network such that the video data is displayable on a channel of the IPTV network.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A device comprising:
 a memory to store instructions; and 
 a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising:
 receiving multimedia data from content provider equipment via a network; 
 decrypting the multimedia data; 
 parsing the multimedia data to identify video data and audio data; 
 storing the video data; 
 receiving a voice command; 
 retrieving the video data in accordance with the voice command, wherein the retrieved video data comprises a sequence of frames; 
 receiving a verbal narrative supplied by a user of the network; 
 recording the verbal narrative; 
 associating the verbal narrative with the sequence of frames, wherein an interframe transition in the sequence is generated in accordance with an editing command corresponding to a cursor movement in a point-and-click command, and wherein a duration of a frame corresponds to a duration of the verbal narrative between each click; and 
 transmitting the sequence of frames with the verbal narrative over the network for storage in a database. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia data is received via a network interface coupled to the device. 
     
     
       3. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise decoding the video data by a video decoder and decoding the audio data by an audio decoder subsequent to the parsing. 
     
     
       4. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia data is received from a content provider coupled to the network, and wherein the operations further comprise receiving a decryption key from the content provider. 
     
     
       5. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise recognizing speech in the audio data. 
     
     
       6. The device of  claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving a transcription of the speech recognized in the audio data. 
     
     
       7. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a transcription of the verbal narrative comprising a text narrative; and 
 associating the text narrative with the video data. 
 
     
     
       8. The device of  claim 7 , wherein the processor is coupled via the network to an automatic transcription engine performing the transcription and to a transcription database. 
     
     
       9. The device of  claim 8 , wherein the text narrative is received in a language other than that of the verbal narrative. 
     
     
       10. A computer-readable storage device, comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving multimedia data from content provider equipment via a network; 
 parsing the multimedia data to identify video data and audio data; 
 storing the video data and the audio data in a video buffer and an audio buffer respectively; 
 receiving a verbal signal including a voice command and a verbal narrative; 
 retrieving the video data in accordance with the voice command, wherein the retrieved video data comprises a sequence of frames; 
 recording the verbal narrative; 
 associating the verbal narrative with the sequence of frames, wherein an interframe transition in the sequence is generated in accordance with an editing command corresponding to a cursor movement in a point-and-click command, and wherein a duration of a frame corresponds to a duration of the verbal narrative between each click; and 
 transmitting the sequence of frames with the verbal narrative over the network for storage. 
 
     
     
       11. The computer-readable storage device of  claim 10 , wherein the multimedia data is received from a content provider coupled to the network, and wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving a decryption key from the content provider; and 
 decrypting the multimedia data. 
 
     
     
       12. The computer-readable storage device of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise recognizing speech in the audio data. 
     
     
       13. The computer-readable storage device of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving a transcription of the speech recognized in the audio data. 
     
     
       14. The computer-readable storage device of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving a transcription of the verbal narrative comprising a text narrative, and wherein the processor is coupled via the network to an automatic transcription engine performing the transcription and to a transcription database. 
     
     
       15. The computer-readable storage device of  claim 14 , wherein the text narrative is received in a language other than that of the verbal narrative. 
     
     
       16. A method comprising:
 receiving, by a processor of a network device, multimedia data via the network; 
 parsing, by the processor, the multimedia data to provide a video data stream and an audio data stream; 
 receiving, by the processor, a voice command; 
 storing, by the processor, video data from the video data stream; 
 retrieving, by the processor, the video data in accordance with the voice command, wherein the retrieved video data comprises a sequence of frames; 
 receiving, by the processor, a verbal narrative related to the video data; 
 recording, by the processor, the verbal narrative; and 
 associating, by the processor, the verbal narrative with the sequence of frames, wherein an interframe transition in the sequence is generated in accordance with an editing command corresponding to a cursor movement in a point-and-click command, and wherein a duration of a frame corresponds to a duration of the verbal narrative between each click. 
 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , wherein the multimedia data is encrypted, and further comprising:
 storing the video data and the audio data in a video buffer and an audio buffer respectively; 
 receiving a decryption key via the network; and 
 decrypting the multimedia data. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 recognizing speech in the audio data; and 
 receiving a transcription of the speech recognized in the audio data. 
 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 16 , further comprising receiving, by the processor, a transcription of the verbal narrative comprising a text narrative,
 wherein the processor is coupled via the network to an automatic transcription engine performing the transcription and to a transcription database. 
 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 19 , wherein the text narrative is received in a language other than that of the verbal narrative.